In the upper room of the inner courtyard, the eldest man and the eldest wife did not sleep, and they were also mentioning the matter of the heir.

"The third brother said that he would not choose an ......heir," the eldest man said: "What he means is to let Brother Rui have a big house and a third room." ”

"The third brother and sister also told me in private, and the two of them said that they couldn't take care of it...... Where is it not to take care of, most of them are worried about the trouble of choosing another heir, after all, the long house and the third room have not been separated......" Xu sighed.

The Xu family and the eldest master are not concerned about money, even if they really separate from the third master in the future, they will not be wronged by the third master and his wife. However, if Shen Rui does not succeed the third room, there is no reason for the property under the name of the Xu family to be distributed to the third room, and it will still be passed on to Shen Rui completely.

The reason why they knew that it would make the third master and the third wife Bai happy, the husband and wife still decided to leave Shen Rui in the long room after seeing Shen Rui's qualifications, in addition to feeling that Shen Rui's personality was stable and could support the portal, and that it was to avoid property entanglements in the future.

If Changfang succeeds someone else as an heir, and Shen Rui enters the third room, even if the Xu family talks about the origin of those industries, but the money is moving, who knows if it will make the heir of the long house have a pimple in his heart. Instead of worrying about this and that, because money is ruined, it is better for Shen Rui to stay in the long house directly and rightfully inherit the property under the name of the Xu family. There is also what the third master and the third wife thought of, Shen Ruixi studied and became the heir to the name of the eldest master, which will also help him in the future.

"The second brother chose Brother Jue, and in two days, I will write a letter to the patriarch, and there should be no objections from the patriarch; It's Brother Rui, I'm afraid I'm going to have some trouble......" said the old man.

The Xu family is not surprised by the choice of the second master, as long as the second master knows the identity of Shen Rui and feels guilty about the Sun family in his heart, he will not choose the heir who is older than Brother Rui: "There is still a grind in the second brother and sister." Listening to her today's words, she is not taboo about choosing an heir, but she is in a hurry to hold her heir...... Look at her words, she is very disgusted with Brother Zhu, but she inquired about Brother Quan......"

The eldest man said: "The nephews of the fifth room are all well-educated, and there is nothing bad about the whole brother, but people's hearts are changeable, just because they have a close relationship with Brother Rui, it is not easy to get together as cousins...... Everyone has selfishness, even if the fifth brother and sister are grateful and pity Brother Rui, they will not hurt their parents and children......"

As Xu expected, the second wife, Qiao, really chose Shen Quan among the sons of the Shen family.

Although she had a bad impression of Shen Quan and Shen Zhu when they first met, as Shen Quan left with her two brothers, the second wife transferred all this bad feeling to Shen Zhu. People are like this, they can't see others thinking about their own things, and the more people want it, the more they don't want to give it; Those who are not interested in their own things want to give them willingly.

The most important thing is that among the nephews of the Shen family who came to Beijing, Shen Quan was the oldest, eighteen years old, and he was old enough to marry a wife and have children and support the door.

The second wife tested the eldest wife after the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and listened to her meaning and did not care much about Shen Quan, but she was still a little uneasy, afraid that the eldest master would consider the same as herself, and choose Shen Quan for the inheritance of the heir.

When she returned to the second room, the second wife mentioned the matter to her husband: "Master, tomorrow several nephews from the sect and the fifth room will come to pay New Year's greetings...... Five-room brother, how about the master? ”

The second old man glanced at the second wife and said, "He is a stable child, but his reading qualifications are mediocre." ”

When the second wife heard this, she couldn't help but hesitate.

It is true that inheriting the bloodline is a big deal, but the Shen family is the family of eunuchs, and the heirs of the second room cannot do nothing.

"Is it difficult to take the township test?" The second wife asked.

Even if the reading qualifications are mediocre, if you can pass the township examination, you can also donate to the official position, but the future is not as good as that of the right official.

The second master said: "If you are lucky, you will be able to lift two or three subjects, and if your luck is not good, you will not be able to keep it." ”

The second wife calculated the age of the husband and wife, even if Shen Quan entered the second room of the heir, he would marry a wife after he came out of service, and the birth of a child would have to be postponed for another year, and when her husband reached the age of six, the heir and grandson would be more than ten years old, which was not undesirable.

The second old man said: "Didn't my sister-in-law say that the life of the fifth room is good, and the younger brother and sister have no intention of step-parenting, why did you mention the whole brother?" ”

"The more you behave like this, the more worry-free you will be in the future. The two brothers in the fifth room are fighting for their own luck, and their family background is not bad, so they will not think of taking advantage of the second room through their brothers. If you really want a small family, you will have a poor relative waiting to fight the autumn wind, and there will be endless lawsuits in the future. The second wife said softly: "In the final analysis, we really succeeded the whole brother, and it is also a good thing for the fifth room to take care of his two brothers less."

The second master shook his head and said: "This succession is a matter of wishful thinking, and there is no reason to know that others are unwilling to take back people's flesh and bones...... I told my eldest brother, let's choose Brother Jue of the sect room......"

"Huh?" The second wife was surprised: "How could the master choose Brother Jue?" If I'm not mistaken, he is the youngest among the nephews who came to Beijing...... "Speaking of this, thinking of Shen Lin, Shen Qin, and Shen Bao, none of them looked at it, and Shen Zhu was disgusted with it, so he said: "Even Brother Rui in the fourth room is bigger than Brother Jue, and there is a patriarch in the back of Brother Jue, but it is not as worry-free as the fourth room."

The second master glanced at his wife: "Brother Jue and Brother Rui are in the same year and month, but they are only one day late." Thirteen is not too small. ”

The second wife said in surprise: "I didn't see it, but I saw that Brother Rui was half a head taller than him, and I thought he was half a year older." ”

The matter of sacrificing Mrs. Sun was originally scheduled before the Lantern Festival, but after several masters discussed, they felt that it was better to postpone the date, and wait for Shen Rui to officially enter the second room of the heir, and then go with the eldest lord and the eldest lady to worship Mrs. Sun. It saves the second wife to know Shen Rui's identity, and she has to make extraneous branches.

Everyone will not change their minds because of her trouble, but the family and everything is prosperous, and if there is one less thing, one less thing.

"I have taken the school examination for several nephews, Brother Jue is smart and talented in reading, even if he is not as good as Brother Luo, there is no need to worry about starting a career in the future...... He is the blood of the sect, and it is not all bad...... I can't write two Shen characters in one stroke, my eldest brother and I are both old, and it is always a good ......thing for Brother Jue to have his brother in the future to help," the second master said.

"It's just that I'm too young," the second wife was still a little dissatisfied.

The second master said: "He entered the second room, and filial piety is the end of the year, and after participating in the children's test in the next year, he can discuss his relatives, but he will work hard for two or three years." ”

Although the second wife was a little reluctant in her heart, it could be seen that her husband had taken the idea, so she was not verbose, but after thinking of the remaining sons of the Shen family, she realized that "since the master went to tell the eldest brother that Shen Zhu is not good, and the whole brother's family is reluctant, Brother Jue has returned to our room, so the eldest brother and sister-in-law have chosen the four-room Rui brother?" ”

After the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner last night, the three brothers had already booked a candidate for the heir of the second room in the study, and discussed it properly, and after the fifteenth year of the Yamen was opened, the second old man asked for leave to return to his hometown and handle the affairs of the heir. Therefore, the second wife had nothing to hide here, so she nodded and said: "It's Brother Rui, the eldest brother and sister-in-law love him steadily." ”

The second wife listened to her husband's words, this heir was picked by Changfang first, and she felt a little uncomfortable, and she also felt that Shen Rui looked more stable than Shen Jue, but she said strongly: "Why didn't I see that Brother Rui is good?" Looking at the sullen, like a little adult, where is Brother Jue clever and sensible? ”

The second master said: "The eldest brother and sister-in-law are not people who love to be lively, and Brother Rui's temperament is also related to them......"

The second wife didn't know that the third master invited Shen Qin and Shen Bao to stay in Beijing, and yawned and said: "Needless to say, the third uncle must be Brother Bao, and he looks like a festive child......" Later, he was vague and half-asleep.

The second master didn't answer his wife's words, and lay there, his eyes open, his mind getting clearer and clearer.

After the Lantern Festival, he returned to Songjiang, not only for the sake of his heirs, but also to go back to buy sacrificial fields.

This year is the year of Jingcha, and with the achievements of the eldest lord in the past few years, he must be promoted by one liter, but he may not be able to stay in the household department. But no matter which one you go to, you are all the palm seal officer, and the higher the position, the more dangerous it is.

Although the politics are still clear today, the subordinates are also tolerant, and they are in their prime, so there is no need to worry about the future. But the Jingguan is well-informed, who doesn't know that Jinshang's health is not good, and how much this can be a saint's life, but no one can say it.

Every time there is a change of the old and the new in the imperial court, there are major changes in the capital, if the capital with a low grade is not afraid, but it is just a mess of life, the higher the grade, the more dangerous it is.

The eldest lord acted cautiously, always been neutral in the DPRK and China, and rarely involved in the party and government. But in the squire position, several elders also allowed him to be neutral and became the head of the book, but it was not easy to continue to remain neutral.

Changed to a foreign official, in the event of a turmoil in the DPRK, he can also find a son to return to his hometown, and the second room of the Shen family moved to the capital in the early years and became a naturalized citizen in the capital. arranging for him to go back to Songjiang to re-establish the sacrificial field is also to leave a way for the second room to avoid the turmoil in the imperial court......

In the guest house, Shen Rui was still sitting opposite Shen Zhu.

Shen Zhu's spirit was still quite excited, but under his various "pure teachings", Shen Rui, who was not sleepy, became sleepy and yawned constantly

Shen Rui is not a person who has wronged himself, he took advantage of Shen Zhu's tea to moisten his throat, rubbed his eyes, and said, "Brother Zhujiu, I can't stand it, I have to be crooked first, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and I have to get up early." ”

Although Shen Zhu was still unsatisfied, seeing Shen Rui like this, he could only say: "It's too late, it's time to rest...... I won't toss it, squeeze in here for one night. ”

is so familiar, Shen Rui is a little speechless, but in the middle of the night, he can't talk about people.

Seeing that Shen Zhu was about to sleep with him, Shen Rui hurriedly said: "Brother Zhu Jiu is casual, I am not used to sleeping with others." ”

There is only one quilt here, and Shen Ruike has no habit of sharing the quilt with others. Even Shen Jue came over to squeeze him before, and he also hugged the quilt and came over.

Shen Zhu was a little unhappy when he heard Shen Rui's words, but Shen Rui yawned, covered the bed, pulled the quilt, and closed his eyes.

Shen Zhu looked at Shen Rui for a while, and couldn't pull his face down and squeeze forward. Fortunately, most of the houses in the capital are ondols, and other places can sleep, but there are no curtains and bedding.

Shen Zhu had no choice but to pull off his clothes and cover them on his body, but he felt that it was too hard under his body, and only the wool felt on the kang was not soft enough, and he couldn't fall asleep after turning it over. He had been to Shen Rui's side before, and he knew that the Westinghouse bedroom was Shen Jue's residence, and there was a bed.

After hesitating for a while, Shen Zhu still got up, pulled his shoes, held the lamp, and went to the Westinghouse.

Behind him, Shen Rui opened his eyes and couldn't help frowning.

Although the Westinghouse is also a guest room, after all, it was temporarily occupied by Shen Jue before, and now that Shen Jue is not there, Shen Zhu is so rude. Shen Jue has always had a habit of cleanliness, and he knew that Shen Zhu slept on his bed, and he would definitely be annoyed.

Shen Rui regretted that he didn't send the guest directly......